Subject: Publishers and publishing -- United States -- 20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

David Lloyd Agency Records on Pearl S. Buck, 1928-1958 (inclusive) 1934-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 72 boxes, 1 folder, and 28.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The David Lloyd Agency Records on Pearl S. Buck Collection consists of correspondence, publication and translation rights, financial records, and other publishing-related material collected by the David Lloyd Agency regarding their client, the American novelist Pearl S. Buck.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Council on Books in Wartime Records, 1942-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 43 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: The Council on Books in Wartime Records (1942-1947), an organization of publishers and other literary professionals focusing on the promotion of books and reading to further the war effort, consists of records from the preliminary foundation meetings at Times Hall, New York, through the cessation of formal operations in 1946. The major activities of the organization were focused on its two subsidiary publishing ventures, the Armed Services Editions (1943-1947) and the Overseas Editions, Inc. (1944-1945). The Records consist primarily of correspondence of council members, publishers, printers, booksellers, librarians, and the general public. Also present are meeting minutes, press releases, bulletins, radio scripts, contracts, financial records, letters from servicemen, a few photographs of authors and council members, newspaper clippings, and posters. At its last annual meeting in January 1946 the Council's Board of Directors determined that at the end of operations "such records of...(see more)

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

William Jovanovich Papers, 1950-1996 (bulk) 1815-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 61 boxes and 32.8 linear feet
Abstract:: William Jovanovich (1920-2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman, who led the publishing firm Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from 1954 to 1991, as president and later as chief executive officer. The collection consists of Jovanovich's author and publisher files, including an extensive file on Charles A. Lindbergh, along with correspondence, writings, personal and family papers, memorabilia, and other files documenting his career as a major American publisher in the 20th century, his creative pursuits in fiction and nonfiction, and his interest in Yugoslav literature and textbook publishing.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Miguel Angel Asturias Papers, 1963-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of Guatemalan author Miguel Angel Asturias, Seymour Lawrence, Gregory Rabassa, Jose Castillo, Tom Maschler, and others concerning Rabassa's English translations of Asturias's works and their publication in the United States and abroad.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Scientific Book Club Records, 1930-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected financial records from the New York City office of the Scientific Book Club, which had its editorial office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Archives of George Braziller, Inc, 1960s-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 59 boxes and 24.6 linear feet
Abstract:: George Braziller, Inc., is an independent publishing firm founded by George Braziller in 1955. This collection consists of the firm's records, including press releases, reviews, correspondence and business files.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Publishers' Weekly Collection, 1933-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and printed matter of Publishers' Weekly, the periodical published by the R. R. Bowker Company.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

William M. Sloane Papers, 1931-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 3.50 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of William M. Sloane during his publishing and editorial career, which is documented in several publishing files. These include papers of the Association of American University Presses when Sloane served as vice-president and president (1966, 1969-70); the Council on Books in Wartime; the Visiting Committee of American Book Publishers; and the publishing houses of Henry Holt and Company (1938-46) and William Sloane Associates (1946-52).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Walter D. Edmonds Correspondence with Harold Ober Associates, 1931-1968 (bulk) 1924-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of letters and financial statements received by Walter D. Edmonds from his New York City literary agency, Harold Ober Associates.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Franklin Book Programs Records, 1920-1978 (inclusive) 1952-1977 (bulk)

Extent:: 302 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: The Records of the Franklin Book Programs document the activities of the organization from its inception in 1952 to its dissolution in 1978. For 26 years, Franklin assisted developing countries in the creation, production, distribution, and use of books and other educational materials. Its efforts were based on the premise that through wider and improved education, underdeveloped nations could better utilize their human resources to help eliminate hunger, poverty, overpopulation, and economic paralysis.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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